[T.B. Yoits]

That's right! There should always be a class of people who can't do math or speak their own language correctly. How else can you foster dependence?

It's because of compulsory government education that illiteracy in language and math has skyrocketed.

[T.B. Yoits]

[GingisK]

It's because of compulsory government education that illiteracy in language and math has skyrocketed

No, the problem is that conservatives chose to stay out of education and teaching, leaving their children to be schooled by the hippie generation. We chose not to participate at all levels of the system. Now we are surprised that others don't think like we do. Not only that, parents chose not to monitor their children's schooling. Worse yet, parents sued the schools when their precious could not make the grades.